Faggot: An Appalachian Tale The true story of tragedy, despair, and hope for the future after surviving a childhood of bullying by Frank E. Billingsley Debut true story on homosexuality, religion, overpopulation, and a boy s desire to fit into a society that has marked him as an outcast. A teenager tries to make sense of his life. He has turned cold, withdrawn, and depressed. He is different, and everyone knows. He is gay, living in a town that does not understand him. He lives in a family that does not know how to support him. He is abused emotionally, physically, and sexually for years. No one cares. No one helps. Then on one dark rainy night, everything changes. Share in this story that debates religion, overpopulation, the human condition, and lays the case for the greater acceptance of the LGBT community."